Highlights
T20 WC 2012
West Indies vs. Ireland, 11th Match, Group B
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sep 24, 2012
Batting: Ireland
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | OUT | Fidel Edwards to Porterfield, out Bowled!! Porterfield goes for a first ball duck again. This is disaster for Ireland. Fidel angles this yorker across and gets this to swerve back in late, Porterfield is late in getting the bat down and the ball sneaks under the bat to knock back the off stump. Porterfield b Fidel Edwards 0(1) | 0/1 |
| 0.2 | FOUR | Fidel Edwards to Ed Joyce, FOUR, edged but safe, Fidel again pitches this delivery across and it goes on with the angle, Joyce goes for the drive and the thick outside edge flies past first slip and to the third man fence | 4/1 |
| 0.5 | FOUR | Fidel Edwards to Ed Joyce, FOUR, inside edged but safe, streaky stuff this from Ireland, short of length ball outside off and it does not bounce much, Joyce is rooted to the crease as he pushes hard at it, the ball takes the toe-end and just goes past the off stump, rolls to the fine leg fence | 8/1 |
| 2.2 | FOUR | Fidel Edwards to Stirling, FOUR, ungainly but effective, Fidel hurls this bumper outside off, Stirling goes for the pull and gets a top edge that goes over the keeper and to the third man fence | 15/1 |
| 3.1 | FOUR | Rampaul to Ed Joyce, FOUR, cracking shot from Joyce, short in length delivery just outside off, Joyce hops back and gets on top of the bounce to crack it past the gap at point, the ball rolls to the deep as Russell again pursues after it, he puts in the dive but cannot stop the ball from reaching the ropes | 21/1 |
| 4.2 | FOUR | Sammy to Stirling, FOUR, WHAM! Short of a length delivery outside off, Stirling opens his stance up as he crashes it up and over extra cover for a boundary | 27/1 |
| 4.3 | FOUR | Sammy to Stirling, FOUR, and again! Stirling is going after Sammy here. Short and wide delivery outside off, Stirling makes room and slashes the upper-cut to the deep backward point fence | 31/1 |
| 5.3 | OUT | Narine to Ed Joyce, out Bowled!! It takes him three balls to clean Joyce up. Flighted delivery on leg stump and it goes straight on, Joyce moves to the off side and attempts the sweep, he misses it and the ball hits the leg stump. Ed Joyce b Narine 17(19) [4s-3] | 33/2 |
| 6.2 | OUT | Sammy to Stirling, out Caught by Gayle!! Ireland sink further. Sammy gets this short delivery to kick up from the deck, Stirling is cramped for room as he attempts the pull, he miscues it completely and Gayle takes it over his head at square leg. Stirling c Gayle b Sammy 19(16) [4s-3] | 37/3 |
| 6.4 | FOUR | Sammy to Gary Wilson, FOUR, another short ball from Sammy and it is on the middle and leg stump line, Wilson is again too early into the pull shot, the ball hits the glove and goes over Ramdin and to the third man fence, it actually went off the fore-arm | 41/3 |
| 9.4 | FOUR | Narine to Gary Wilson, FOUR, nicely done by Wilson, it was the knuckle ball from Narine and it is on leg stump, Wilson lap sweeps it to the fine leg fence | 56/3 |
| 11 | FOUR | Andre Russell to Gary Wilson, FOUR, nicely done by Wilson, Russell keeps it full on the middle and leg stump, Wilson shimmies down the track and thumps it to the wide long off fence | 65/3 |
| 11.4 | OUT | Gayle to Gary Wilson, out Caught by Ramdin!! Gayle breaks into a jig. He is indeed Captain Cool. Quick and full delivery outside off, the speed of the delivery was 105 kmph, Wilson goes for the drive and gets a faint outside edge that is snapped up Ramdin, sharp take from him. Gary Wilson c Ramdin b Gayle 21(22) [4s-3] | 70/4 |
| 12.1 | SIX | Andre Russell to Niall O'Brien, SIX, short and rising delivery on leg stump, Niall goes for the hook and gets a top edge that sails over the ropes at fine leg | 76/4 |
| 15 | SIX | Fidel Edwards to Kevin O'Brien, SIX, awesome shot from Kevin, pitched up delivery on middle, Kevin stays right back and gets underneath the delivery as he mauls it over the ropes at long off | 96/4 |
| 15.1 | OUT | Gayle to Niall O'Brien, out Bowled!! Gayle can do no wrong in this format. He comes round the wicket and fires a 107 kmph yorker on the off stump, Niall is beaten for pace and he is late in getting the bat down, the ball hits the off stump and Gayle breaks into the West Indian version of the Irish Chicken dance. Niall O'Brien b Gayle 25(21) [6s-1] | 96/5 |
| 16 | SIX | Gayle to Trent Johnston, SIX, Monstrous hit! Full and quick delivery on the middle and leg stump, Johnston swings across the line and hammers it over the ropes at wide long on | 107/5 |
| 16.1 | OUT | Rampaul to Kevin O'Brien, out Bowled!! What was Kevin attempting? Flabbergasted to explain but will try. He shuffles around a lot in the crease before Rampaul releases the ball, Kevin sets himself up to lap it to fine leg, Rampaul keeps it full and straight on the off stump, he misses it and the ball flattens the off stump. Kevin O'Brien b Rampaul 13(15) [6s-1] | 107/6 |
| 17.2 | SIX | Narine to Nigel Jones, SIX, he has absolutely hammered that, flighted delivery and in the slot just outside off, Jones cleanly swings across the line and mauls it over the ropes at mid wicket | 118/6 |